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FRATERNITIES INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL

Charles S. Simmons THE Inter-fraternity Council was organized in President 1926 with the expressed purposes of promoting G. Luther Heppe the interests of the University and of the sev- Vice-President eral fraternities represented on its campus; of insuring amiable cooperation between the Thomas Craig various fraternities; and of maintaining efficient Secretary and Treasurer relations with the college authorities. Arthur G. Craig Oscar Tucker The principal activities of the Council are the regulation of the "Rushing Season" held each fall Lewis D. Learned, Jr. for the pledging of Freshmen; and the sponsor- ing of Inter-fraternity Basketball, Swimming, Baseball, Relays, and, in conjunction with the Footlights , the annual Inter-fraternity Plays Contest.

194 KAPPA

I HE Kappa Alpha (Southern) Fraternity was founded at Washington and Lee University, in , December 21, 1865. It was established with the idea of creating an organization to keep alive the spirit of Southern and hospitality of pre-Civil War days. The fraternity was inspired and sanctioned by Robert E. Lee, then President of the University. Kappa Alpha is semi-military in char- acter, and has confined itself to the South, in location, but not in personnel. There is no connection whatever between Northern and Southern Kappa Alphas, except in name. April 29, 1904, marked the appearance of the first fraternity at the , Beta Epsilon of the Kappa Alpha , situated in the build- ing which is now known as Purnell Hall. In 1909, however, due to its rapid growth, the fraternity was forced to move to a large home on "the Hill," which it occupies at the present time. Kappa Alpha has 68 chapters, which are divided by loca- tion into 8 provinces, one of which comprises Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Washington, D. C. Although no active chapters, with the exception of four colleges in California, are situated outside the boundaries of the true South, alumni chapters have been chartered in every principal city of the country.

196 KAPPA ALPHA

Beta Epsilon Chapter

FRATRES IN FACULTATE Dean George E. Dutton Dr. Albert S. Eastman Prof. Carl John Rees

FRATRES IN COLLEGIA SENIORS SOPHOMORES Woodrow W. Hughes Charles S. Simmons William O. Covey Edmund N. Livingston Roger U. Owings John B. Roberts C. Whitfield Kates John J. Hurley Alexander C. Tweed FRESHMEN Charles S. Pie J. Henry Speicher Frederick S. Kelly Adair Rogers Henry H. Draper Bernard L. Maguire, Jr. George M. Wigglesworth J. Virgil Hudson James D. Edge Richard E. Porter JUNIORS J. Austin McCullough Harry F. Williams Roland S. Ellis James S. Tipka Frank K. McRight, Jr. William F. Ward Arnett E. Benton Ralph L. Walson Edwin C. Kirschner John C. Branner J. Frank Nichols, Jr. Howard W. Kleitz PLEDGES James N. Sutton George R. Pearce James B. Hobbs James M. Flounders Melvin O. Jester

197 Little America"—K. A. Formal Setting, 1932

CHAPTER RECORDS Scholarship, First Place Second Semester, 1932 Scholarship, First Place First Semester, 1932-33

ROLL OF CHAPTERS—WOOD PROVINCE

Alpha Lambda Johns Hopkins University Alpha Nu George Washington University Alpha Rho University of West Virginia Beta Beta Bethany College Beta Epsilon University of Delaware University of Maryland Beta Mu Saint John's College Beta Upsilon Marshall College Beta Chi West Virginia Wesleyan

198 EPSILON

THE National Fraternity of Sigma Phi Epsilon was estab- lished at Richmond College in November, 1901. At pres- ent there are 67 active chapters with a total membership of 13,531. On the 29th of April, 1907, , a local fraternity at the University of Delaware, was granted a and became the Mu Sigma Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. In time, Mu Sigma became Delaware Alpha, as the chapters were renamed according to states. After maintaining a house on "Quality Hill" for several years, the local group erected the first fraternity house on the campus proper— the same beautifully designed home which it occupies at the present time. Sigma Phi Epsilon has ever been an outstanding factor in activities pertaining to college life at the University; and has consistently supplied its share of leaders in sports, scholarship, and social life. Distinguished among the alumni of Delaware Alpha are: Harold E. Tiffany, official chemist of the Department of Internal Revenue; Dr. W. O. Sypherd, head of the department of English at the University of Delaware; Walter D. Smith, president of the City Council of Wil- mington; Alban P. Shaw, County Engineer, New Castle County; William M. Francis, prominent contractor; and Dr. J. P. Winthrop, practicing dentist and a leader in dental research.

200 SIGMA PHI EPSILON Delaware Alpha Chapter

FRATRES IN FACULTATE

Dr. W. O. Sypherd Dr. C. C. Palmer Amos B. Collins Captain C. M. Myers

FRATRES IN COLLEGIA SENIORS John T. Dougherty Arthur Wilson Thomas Craig Joseph F. Green Alfred R. Raniere William J. McKelvey Allan F. Kemske Grover T. Surratt Hugh J. Lattomus Charles W. Davis David Z. H. Marvel Alvin B. Roberson, Jr. Craig Cannon Clarence H. Rice John J. Petticrew James W. Kelley Francis V. J. Haggerty Robert P. Vandegrift J. Wilson Ward SOPHOMORES Fuhrman C. Kane Henry D. Murray Ernest A. DiSabitino Joseph Stuart, 3rd Charles W. Joseph J. Crowe Dexter W. Cobb Frederic D. Bendler William W. Garbutt W. Emmor Gregg Walter $. Dawson William G. Jones, Jr. Joseph H. Saville, Jr. Harry T. Wilson Jack Hartmann JUNIORS H. Willis Lawrence Harry C. Watson Gerald H. Kadel Robert E. Tanner William M. Croes H. Irwin Etchells, Jr. Joseph K. Newman Donald R. Morton, Jr. Charles M. Dannenberg PLEDGES John R. Naisby Howard Hudson Samuel P. Nickle FRESHMEN Carle C. Compton Richard Burke William E. Babcock John J. O'Connor S. Clifford Dunn Drexel S. Donalson

201 "That Old Frat of Mine"

CHAPTER RECORDS

Inter-fraternity basketball championship 1932 Inter-fraternity swimming championship 1933 Inter-fraternity plays, First Place 1933 Fraternity scholarship Henry Murray Edgar Reese Freshman Kenneth Glenn

ROLL OF CHAPTERS—SECOND DISTRICT

New York Alpha Syracuse University New York Beta Cornell University New York Gamma Delaware Alpha University of Delaware Delta University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Eta Pennsylvania State College Pennsylvania Epsilon Pennsylvania Theta Carnegie Institute of Technology

202 SIGMA NU

IN 1866, at the Virginia Military Institute, a group of men banded together under the name of Legion of Honor in protest to the unopposed and autocratic power wielded by another previously formed group. The Legion of Honor was so successful that in 1869 the members formed a per- manent organization and adopted the name Sigma Nu Fraternity. This first organization at V. M. I. became known as Alpha Chapter. At the University of Delaware in 1907 was formed a local fraternity known as Phi Sigma. It was founded with the especial purpose of eventually becoming a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. In 1910 Phi Sigma succeeded in its purpose when its petition was approved by the governing body of Sigma Nu, and it became Chapter of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. Since the time of its organization, Delta Kappa has always been outstanding in the activities of the University of Dela- ware. Many of the existing clubs and honorary were sponsored by members of Sigma Nu. Among them arc the Perelicts , founded in I 9 I 8 by Garret R. Cantwell; and the Blue Key Society, founded by Milton Draper.

204 SIGMA NU Delta Kappa Chapter

FRATRES IN FACULTATE

Dr. George A. Harter Gerald P. Doherty Prof. Georg6 A. Koerber

FRATRES IN COLLEGIA SENIORS Herman V. Walker Albert W. Adams H. Lee Rice, Jr. Arthur G. Craig Andrew Marvel, Jr. T. Willey Keithley Willard B. Jordan SOPHOMORES Howard N. Stayton T. Henry Dickerson John S. Glover William T. James Charles S. Davidson Walter Mansberger Stephen M. Wilson, Jr. Gilbert F. Moore James P. Prettyman Albert M. Lupton William G. Negendank Robert E. Lee Davis Chauncey A. Wheeless Robert R. Vennum Charles R. Jefferis PLEDGES Charles F. Jackson H. Edward Maull Roger C. Stroud Roy L. Hill, Jr. Francis C. Mayer Rudolph R. Williams Edwin C. Jefferis T. John Carey, Jr. Vincent L. Mayer Henry J. Ridgely Alison F. Manns Edward A. Lynch Henry H. Stroud JUNIORS John P. Jones James H. Hallett Henry S. Brady, Jr. Francis H. Dineen John W. Dayett FRESHMEN Irvin L. Malcolm John Davis C. Robert Marvil Edwin W. Thompson Ray Lewis Walter B. McKendrick Merritt Burke, Jr." J. Aubrey Walker George M. Records W. Garrett Hume George W. Thompson William F. Eckbert John M. Robertson John P. Cann, Jr. Edward Samuel, Jr. John T. Warner

205 Sigma Nu Basketball Team—Champions of Inter-fraternity League, 1933

CHAPTER RECORDS

Inter-fraternity basketball championship 1933 Highest rating in fraternity division 1932

ROLL OF CHAPTERS—FIRST DIVISION

Beta. Lambda Washington and Lee University Delta Kappa University of Delaware Delta Pi George Washington University University of Maryland Epsilon lota College of William and Mary

206 THETA CHI

THE Theta Chi Fraternity was founded at Norwich Uni- versity on April 10, 1856. The fraternity refused to recog- nize petitioning bodies for many years, and it was not until forty-six years later that expansion was finally begun with the addition of a chapter at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since that time forty-eight chapters have been added, making a total of fifty chapters to date. All chapters have developed from established local organiza- zations and gained admittance by virtue of voluntary petitions. The chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity at Delaware grew out of a local fraternity called Omega Alpha which was founded in 1911, and formally became a member of Theta Chi on June 5, I 923. Theta Chi Fraternity at Delaware has always stood high scholastically both in its own fraternity and in competition with the others on the Delaware campus. It has always been noted for its cooperation with the college and for its participation in cxtra-curricular activities, such as athletics and dramatics. THETA CHI Alpha XI Chapter

FRATRES IN FACULTATE

Prof. Clinton O. Houghton F. Courtland Houghton

FRATRES IN COLLEGIA SENIORS Edward T. Moody Henry R. Folsom James W. Brown Daniel Mudron James W. Jump Gilbert E. Chase William P. Baldwin G. Luther Heppe SOPHOMORES John T. Bishop Charles J. Higgins Ernest J. DiSabatino Thomas A. Foster James P. Hollis Donald M. Darrell Joseph R. Jefferson S. Marston Fox Harry L. Hinnershitz James P. Mulrooney Frederick Kelso Samuel M. Hunn Lewis E. Edgelle Walter R. Kelk Walter G. Maher James W. Nichols Carl B. Lindstrand Everett C. Matthews G. Alvin Seeley Frank T. Lynch Delbert M. Minner Donald W. Selby C. Russell Todd J. Howard Patterson Theodore O. M. Wills Raymond E. Kopple Thomas C. Roe William J. Mearns Adrian M. Reed William L. Rickards JUNIORS James C. Scott John W. Scotton Edward B. Haden Richard H. Scott Charles P. Witsil Samuel Kendall Dorsey L. Lynam Bayard Kendall PLEDGES Robert Coote Edwin McCully John Baldt F. Eugene Morgan William F. Bolen

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Theta Chi Relay Team—Winners of Inter-fraternity Relays, 1932

CHAPTER RECORDS

Inter-fraternity relay championship 1932 Scholarship Cup 1932 Perfect rating 1932

ROLL OF NEIGHBORING CHAPTERS

Kappa University of Pennsylvania Pi Upsilon New York University Omega Pennsylvania State College Alpha Psi ...University of Maryland Alpha Omega. Lafayette College Beta Delta

210 PHI KAPPA TAU

ALTHOUGH the national fraternity of Phi Kappa Tau has only been in existence since 1906, it already has forty- three chapters, with the distinct honor of having no inactive chapters. Our present chapter of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was organized in 1920 as a local fraternity, which was given the name of Gamma Delta Rho. After making progress for four years, the local chapter in 1924 petitioned Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity for membership and secured it, becoming the Alpha Gamma Chapter. During the life of the chapter on this campus, we have had three successive residences. From 1920 to 1924 the group resided in a small house on South College Avenue near the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1924 the chapter moved into the frame house on Delaware Avenue adjoining Wolf Hall, and in 1929 the final move was made to our present pala- tial stone house on Park Avenue, which residence will be somewhat permanent. In the past, the main issue around the house has been scholarship, but with the beginning of this year the house average took a decided drop; nevertheless, we expect to come back to our former position. The chapter has won the Inter-fraternity Basketball trophy three times, and last year it won the Inter-fraternity Play Contest. i

PHI KAPPA TAU

Alpha Gamma Chapter

FRATRES IN FACULTATE

Dean Charles A. McCue Prof. Ralph W. Jones Dr. George H. Ryden Dr. Thomas F. Manns Francis H. FRATRES IN COLLEGIA SENIORS Benjamin F. Ferguson S. Newbold Van Trump Neal M. Welch S. Willard Crossan, . John F. Kiefer PLEDGES SOPHOMORES Leslie M. Dobson Leonard C. Barker Willard C. Benson Charles G. Minich Henry Maciejewski Thomas J. Malatesta William P. Hill Fred L. Zabowski Emlen H. Tharp William B. Smith Daniel E. Harris Thomas A. Cavanaugh Alton S. Truitt Thomas E. Hanaway JUNIORS Smith C. Toulson, Jr. Warren Cornelius William Wagamon, Jr. Francis M. Rogers Edward A. Anderson Charles N. Cunningham William D. Brinckloe Lewis D. Learned, Jr. John Montgomery, Jr. Eugene A. Delle Donne James J. Noonan William F. Thompson Homer T. Hopkins Samuel H. Barker Joseph R. Walsh Walter B. Moore Charles A. Calder Henry C. Steinle FRESHMEN Fred J. DiPaolo Roland D. Erskine Frank A. Elliott, Jr. Raymond M. Warner

213 Phi Kappa Tau Chapter House

CHAPTER RECORDS

Inter-fraternity plays, First Place 1932 Pledge Cup Award Homer Hopkins

ROLL OF CHAPTERS—FIRST DOMAIN

Alpha Beta New York University Alpha Gamma University of Delaware Alpha lota University of Pennsylvania Alpha Omicron Lafayette College Alpha Teta College of William and Mary

214 SIGMA TAU PHI

IN the fall of 1923 a group of twelve men gathered in a little room in Harter Hall and organized a local fraternity. At that time there was a ruling, limiting the number of fra- ternities on this campus to five. Thus it was necessary to petition the Board of Trustees, and through the help of Dr. Blumberg the group was admitted to the fraternal at the University. Mr. Wilkinson kindly permitted this nucleus to meet in a room in Old College, the present Student Council room. Within a short time the group was inducted as the Delta Chapter of the Sigma Tau Phi Fraternity, and moved into its house on Delaware Avenue, near Academy Street. In 1925 Delta rose to prominence in the national organization by acting as host to the annual convention, which was held in Newark. The membership of the chapter was increasing to such an extent that new quarters were necessary and in 1928 it moved into its present house at Main and Chapel Streets. During the Christmas holiday of 1930 the Supreme Council of Sigma Tau Phi again showed its preference for Delta Chapter by holding the annual convention at the University of Delaware once more. Since its very beginning Sigma Tau Phi has taken a keen interest in campus affairs. It has produced a large num- ber of scholars, athletes, and leaders. In the future, as in the past, Delta Chapter will lend similar men and the same keen interest to the furtherance of the development of the University of Delaware. SIGMA TAU PHI

Delta Chapter

FRATRES IN FACULTATE Prof. Leo Blumberg Sidney Hoffman

FRATRES IN COLLEGIA SENIORS FRESHMEN Oscar L. Tucker A. Isadore Handloff Carl Cohen Leon Lev*' Irving I. Klein SOPHOMORES Milton E. Smith Edward Pikus Lewis Cohen William Berman PLEDGES Percival J. Ableman Harry A. Glick Nathan J. Blume Samuel Shapiro Solomon Jasper Daniel L. Herrmann Sidney Kaufman Abraham H. Eisenman Samuel Sloan Melvin Blechman Simon M. Berger JUNIORS Lewis Harris Alvin I. Handloff Joseph D. Rosevich James M. Rosbrow David B. Salsburg

217 Study Hours—Sigma Tau Phi House

CHAPTER RECORDS

Inter-chapter basketball championship 1933

ROLL OF NEIGHBORING CHAPTERS

Alpha University of Pennsylvania Zeta Epsilon Dickinson College Eta New York University Gamma Pennsylvania State College

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